Basketball Preview: Airline Vikings vs. Minden Crimson Tide
Airline is 8-2 against Minden since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Airline Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Minden Crimson Tide at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Airline has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Minden will arrive with five straight wins.
Airline is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Carroll on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Airline came up short against Carroll, falling 49-26. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Minden hadn't done well against Byrd recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Minden blew past Byrd 66-29. The contest marked the Crimson Tide's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Minden pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.5 points. As for Airline, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Airline beat Minden 54-46 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Airline since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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